Patents by Inventor Morio KOJIMA

Morio KOJIMA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11297938
    Abstract: A long leg fixing device for a table that is erected using four long legs having a structure in which two of the long legs are linked by means of a crossbeam portion, and the two long legs are fitted to the table in such a way as to be capable of pivoting by means of a hinge, move together to open and close the legs, comprising: a base fixed to the table; a lever that swings around the arm pin inserted through the base; and an arm and a latch adapted to be interlocked with the swing of the lever; whereby said arm and said latch grip a seat portion mounted on a crossbeam portion. The device maintains the open-leg state by means of engagement with a component on the side surface of the linking crosspiece, and facilitates an operation to release a closed-leg state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: KOJIMA METAL FITTING CORPORATION
    Inventor: Morio Kojima
  • Publication number: 20210251381
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a long leg fixing device which, while maintaining the conventional effect of suppressing unsteadiness when legs are open by supporting a bottom surface and a side surface of a linking crosspiece, maintains the open-leg state by means of engagement with a component on the side surface of the linking crosspiece, without relying on the elastic force of a spring, and at the same time facilitating an operation to release a closed-leg state, and a long leg fixing device 1 for a table 2 that is erected using four long legs having a structure in which two of the long legs 3 are linked by means of a crossbeam portion 4, and said two long legs 3 are fitted to the table 2 in such a way as to be capable of pivoting by means of a hinge 6, move together to open and close the legs, comprising: a base 12 fixed to the table 2; a lever 11 that swings around the arm pin 13 inserted through the base 12; and an arm 8 and a latch 9 adapted to be interlocked with the swing of the
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: KOJIMA METAL FITTING CORPORATION
    Inventor: Morio KOJIMA
  • Patent number: 10729234
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a slant-adjusting unit which is convenient to adjust the slant of the flat plate supported by the legs and furniture having the unit. and a slant-adjusting unit 200, comprising a first spherical plate 210, second spherical plate 220 having an inner curved surface in facing relation to an outer curved surface of the first spherical plate 210, and a third spherical plate 230 having an outer curved surface in facing relation to an inner curved surface of the first spherical plate 210, and furniture 1, comprising a flat plate 100, the slant-adjusting unit 200 connected to any position of the flat plate 100, a column portion 300, and connected to the slant-adjusting unit 200, and the flat plate 100 integrated with the first spherical plate 210 to adjust the slant at will.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: KOJIMA METAL FITTING CORPORATION
    Inventor: Morio Kojima
  • Publication number: 20200000217
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a slant-adjusting unit which is convenient to adjust the slant of the flat plate supported by the legs and furniture having the unit. and a slant-adjusting unit 200, comprising a first spherical plate 210, second spherical plate 220 having an inner curved surface in facing relation to an outer curved surface of the first spherical plate 210, and a third spherical plate 230 having an outer curved surface in facing relation to an inner curved surface of the first spherical plate 210, and furniture 1, comprising a flat plate 100, the slant-adjusting unit 200 connected to any position of the flat plate 100, a column portion 300, and connected to the slant-adjusting unit 200, and the flat plate 100 integrated with the first spherical plate 210 to adjust the slant at will.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: KOJIMA METAL FITTING CORPORATION
    Inventor: Morio KOJIMA